Pan-American Studies Institute (PASI) on Climate Change in the Americas; La Paz, Baja, California Sur, Mexico; February 2006

这项由国家科学基金会和能源部联合支助的泛美高级研究所奖将于2006年2月在墨西哥南下加利福尼亚的拉巴斯举行，主题是美洲的气候变化。由Walter C博士主持。该研究所将为新兴科学家提供一个机会，让他们参加与当前全球/气候变化研究相关的讲座和活动，同时发展国际和跨学科关系，这将有助于促进未来的合作项目。该研究所的重点将是气候变化对自然和管理的生态系统的影响，以及基于环境变化和管理战略的生态系统结构和功能变化的相关反馈。会议将讨论的主题包括：美洲的陆地过程和碳通量;气候和气候反馈;以及关于陆地过程的数据集成工作。PASI将由公开讨论、论坛、教程和实地演示组成。该研究所的产品将包括一个详细和全面的网站、完整的研究所会议记录、潜在合作者及其研究兴趣的名单，以及参与者关于其研究区域未来合作和国际项目潜力的一系列报告。该研究所将使生物和物理科学家，社会科学家，经济学家和政策制定者之间的未来合作关系，以解决围绕美洲气候和全球变化研究的复杂问题。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and Department of Energy (DOE), will take place in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in February 2006 on the topic of climate change in the Americas. Organized by Dr. Walter C. Oechel, of San Diego State University, the Institute will provide an opportunity for emerging scientists to participate in lectures and activities related to current global/climate change research, while developing international and interdisciplinary relationships that will help foster future collaborative projects. The focus of this Institute will be on the impacts of climate change on natural and managed ecosystems, and the associated feedbacks of changes in ecosystem structure and function based on environmental change and management strategies. Topics to be discussed include: terrestrial processes and carbon flux in the Americas; climate and climate feedbacks; and data integration efforts regarding terrestrial processes.The PASI will be composed of open discussions, a forum, tutorials, and field demonstrations. Products from the Institute will include a detailed and comprehensive web site, complete Institute proceedings, a list of potential collaborators and their research interests, and a series of reports from participants on the potential for future collaborative and international projects in their regions of study. This Institute will enable future collaborative relationships between biological and physical scientists, social scientists, economists, and policymakers, to address complex issues surrounding climate and global change research in the Americas.